Tag: research

I love genealogy. It delivers me history and plots all in the one package. The novel that I am working on (in between short stories that is) is the fictionalised story of one of my ancestor couples. Note I said fictionalised. Part of that fictionalisation is name changes. I have many reasons for making the... Continue Reading →

Research is well underway for my NaNoWriMo anthology Stories of then: Medieval Times. The first story starts with the death of Edward the Confessor on 5th January, 1066 (although the calendar has changed since then). So, while he is not a prominent feature of this tale, it is necessary for me to know him a little. He... Continue Reading →

As you know, I am busy planning my 50,000 word project for NaNoWriMo. My original idea of extending my novel is now nowhere to be seen. And I have also moved from an anthology of stories from pre-history to modern day, to just Medieval! There is such a richness of information and stories in that... Continue Reading →

In starting to prepare for writing Stories of Then, I thought I might write a story on Lucy, the hominid Australopithecus afarensis discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. Among a lot of really information, I came across an really good article discussing the possibility that, rather than only living to about 35 if they were lucky, some of... Continue Reading →

At the risk of quoting Britney Spears - yep, I did it again! I was all set to go with NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) entry: had renamed Better Shoes T' Walk In to Sunset to Sunrise, had designed a book cover and it was all uploaded to the NaNoWriMo site. I was ready! Just needed to... Continue Reading →

Okay here comes another one of my assignments. This one is from my 'Certificate in Genealogical Research'. We were asked to review a relevant lecture or presentation. I chose to review An Afternoon of Irish Research with Greg O'Connor, which was conducted on 21st August, 2010 at The Bowlers Club, York Street, Sydney. Yes, it was... Continue Reading →

Okay - so here is the first of my newly-discovered assignment/assessment tasks that I said I would revise and get out there. This one is the first assessment task from my 'Certificate in Genealogical Research' so it is aimed at genealogists. But some others of you might find it interesting. Exercise 1 - Book Review... Continue Reading →

I research stuff. I just do. Research is necessary for my writing but I also do genealogy. And I also have, "I wonder ....." moments on other things. I love it - most of the time. But sometimes, I don't like the results of that research at all. Take the other day for example. I... Continue Reading →

When I first decided to write my backstory to The Parting Glass, I had no idea that it would lead me down the path of 17th Century Irish conflict. Normally, war bores me - but this rebellion I find fascinating. Having had my DNA tested, I have 73% Irish ancestry. I knew I had Irish Catholic... Continue Reading →